Wrongful Death

Bakari Sellers, theGrio.com

Federal lawsuit filed in death of Lason Butler, who died of dehydration in a South Carolina jail  

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A 10-year-old girl died trying the ‘Blackout Challenge.’ Her mother is suing TikTok 

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Lawsuit filed in death of 18-year-old inmate who allegedly vomited blood, asked for care 

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Family of boy who fell off ride files wrongful death lawsuit against Florida amusement park

The family of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old boy who died last month after falling from an Orlando amusement park ride,
/ April 26, 2022

Ex-Kansas City police officer sentenced to 6 years in 2019 killing of Cameron Lamb

The ex-police detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man outside his Kansas City, Missouri home in 2019 has been
/ March 6, 2022
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Video released of Texas police arrest after family’s wrongful death lawsuit

Video has been released in the death of a 23-year-old man who died in police custody two years ago after
/ September 2, 2021
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The role insurance companies play in the brutality against Black bodies

Shortly after George Floyd took his last breath, Mayor Jacob Frey likely made a call to Minneapolis Chief Financial Officer
/ June 30, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mother of man shot dead by police wins $2.5M in wrongful death

A jury in the wrongful death trial for the death of 25-year-old Ortanzso Bovell awarded $2.5 million to Bovell’s mother.
/ March 20, 2017
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Wife of man gunned down in road rage incident by an off-duty NYPD officer sues the city for $25M

Wenona Hauser Small, whose husband, Delrawn Small, was killed by a police officer in a road rage incident on July 4,
/ July 21, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Quintonio LeGrier's family sues city of Chicago for police shooting that killed 2

Antonio LeGrier, the father of Quintonio LeGrier, is suing the city of Chicago over the recent police shooting that left his son and his neighbor dead.
/ December 29, 2015